# pegada
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [pəˈɣa.ðə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [peˈɣa.ða]

### Participle

pegada f sg
* feminine singular of pegat

## Galician
### Etymology

pega +‎ -ada.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [peˈɣaðɐ]

### Noun

pegada f (plural pegadas)
* footprint (impression of the foot in a soft substance)
* mark, imprint (visible impression or sign left on something)
* fingerprint (unique natural pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers; marks left by these)
* (computing, figurative) fingerprint (unique identification)

### Participle

pegada f sg
* feminine singular of pegado

### References

* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pegada”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pegada”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pegada”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pegada”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

From Latin *pedicāta, from pēs.

#### Alternative forms

* peugada

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /peˈɡa.dɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /peˈɡa.dɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /peˈɡa.da/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɛˈɡa.dɐ/ [pɛˈɣa.ðɐ]
* Hyphenation: pe‧ga‧da

#### Noun

pegada f (plural pegadas)
* footprint (impression of the foot)
* trail (signs of something/someone has passed previously)
    Synonym: rasto

##### Related terms

* pé

### Etymology 2

Nominalization of the feminine past participle of pegar.

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /peˈɡa.dɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /peˈɡa.dɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /peˈɡa.da/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɨˈɡa.dɐ/ [pɨˈɣa.ðɐ]
* Hyphenation: pe‧ga‧da

#### Noun

pegada f (uncountable)
* (Brazil, colloquial, uncountable) confidence, boldness, seen as attractive qualities
    Ele tem pegada! ― He's got game!
* (Brazil, colloquial) vibe, feeling
    Os chefões nesse jogo têm outra pegada... ― The bosses in this game have a whole other vibe.

##### Derived terms

* pegadinha

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

pegada
* feminine singular of pegado

#### Participle

pegada f sg
* feminine singular of pegado

### References

* ↑ “pegada”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “pegada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /peˈɡada/ [peˈɣ̞a.ð̞a]
* Rhymes: -ada
* Syllabification: pe‧ga‧da

### Noun

pegada f (plural pegadas)
* (boxing) punch (a hit or strike with one's fist)
* punch (power, strength, energy)
* sticking, adhesion

### Adjective

pegada f sg
* feminine singular of pegado

### Participle

pegada f sg
* feminine singular of pegado

### Further reading

* “pegada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10